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Monday, July 21, 2025

How did Jim Oberweis spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Republican Jim Oberweis's election campaign committee, Friends of Jim Oberweis, spent $6,775 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Oberweis's committee spent the most on golf outings in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,729) going to Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Oberweis's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Golf outings
$3,729
55%
Contractual expenses
$2,619
38.7%
Campaign work
$427
6.3%

Table 2 below shows the top 5 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Nyhan & Friends
2018-08-22
$2,619
Contractual expenses
Rich Harvest Farms
2018-07-11
$1,783
Golf outings
Rich Harvest Farms
2018-07-06
$1,741
Golf outings
Shari Martin
2018-08-03
$427
Campaign work
Rich Harvest Farms
2018-07-12
$204
Golf outings

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